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NameSummaryThe Stormi Giovanni ClubAfter Stormi Giovanni Green moves forthe thousandth time, she decides she isnot going to make new friends at her newschool, because she would just have to saygood-bye to them anyway. At first, Stormireally dislikes her new surroundings. But bythe second day, she decides that making newfriends isn’t such a bad idea after all.ActivityScript It Imagine the play someone mightwrite about an event in your own life. Whatevent would it focus on? Would the play befunny, sad, or both? Would the characterstalk to the audience, as in The StormiGiovanni Club? Discuss your thoughts witha family member. You may wish to write ascene from the play.© Pearson Education 5Comprehension SkillGeneralizeTo generalize is to make a broadstatement or rule that applies to severalexamples. Active readers pay close attentionto what authors tell them about storycharacters and make generalizations aboutthose characters as they read.ActivityCharacter Generalizations Thinkabout your favorite character from a storyor book. In general, what is the characterlike? Along with a family member, discusshow the character’s actions and personalitysupport this generalization.Practice Book Unit 4 Family Times 181

Lesson VocabularyWords to KnowKnowing the meanings of thesewords is important to reading TheStormi Giovanni Club. Practice usingthese words.Vocabulary Wordscavities hollow places in teeth causedby decaycombination a series of numbers orletters dialed in opening a certain kindof lockdemonstrates shows how a thingis doneepisode one part of a story that ispublished or broadcast in several parts,one at a timeprofile low profile: moderate attitude orposition, deliberately chosen in order toavoid noticestrict very careful in following a rule orin making others follow itGrammarIndefinite and ReflexivePronounsIndefinite pronouns do not referto a particular person or thing. Theycan be used in the subject or predicateof a sentence. For example: anybody,both, either, everyone. Reflexivepronouns reflect the action of theverb back on the subject. They cannotbe used as the subject of a sentence.For example: himself, themselves, herself,myself, ourselves.ActivityPronoun Hunt Choose an articlefrom a magazine or newspaper. Witha family member, pick sentences fromthe article and exchange their pronounswith examples of indefinite and reflexivepronouns. Discuss how the sentences’meanings change when the pronounsare changed.Practice Tested Spelling Words© Pearson Education 5182 Family Times Practice Book Unit 4